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According to a report by the Financial Associated Press, sources reveal that Apple is accelerating preparations to launch the next-generation Mac mini desktop computer, marking the first significant update for this product in nearly two years. The relevant insiders stated that this brand new desktop is expected to officially debut in the coming days, with the release likely occurring before the iPhone new product launch event in September.This updated Mac mini is part of Apple's new product lineup for the second half of this year, which will also include new Apple Watch, AirPods, and a smart home device with a screen that can recognize users through facial recognition.

Hyperliquid Policy Center (HPC) submitted a letter of opinion to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) stating that eligible equity perpetual contracts can be classified as securities futures. This category is jointly regulated by the two agencies, allowing exchanges to compete on execution quality rather than jurisdiction.HPC pointed out that there is still no clear classification for perpetual contracts under U.S. law (whether futures or swaps), and this fundamental issue remains unresolved. They possess characteristics of futures such as standardized terms, the ability to hedge positions, and forward value, although they do not have a fixed expiration date, but prices converge continuously through funding rates.The letter of opinion proposed four points: confirm that the definition of securities futures can encompass cash-settled equity perpetuals with futures characteristics; retain flexibility for product listings at trading venues; maintain consistency in classification between the two agencies; modernize the securities futures framework to accommodate new structures. HPC stated that in the past 10 months, the trading volume of Hyperliquid perpetual contracts has exceeded $48 billion, and a clear framework would help relevant products enter the U.S. market.

According to the 8-K document submitted by Strive to the SEC, the company purchased 1,110 bitcoins at an average price of approximately $73,409 from August 17 to 21, 2026, significantly increasing its weekly purchase scale.As of August 21, Strive has accumulated a total of 21,356 bitcoins, along with 505,000 shares of Strategy STRC preferred stock (fair value approximately $48.57 million) and about $171.9 million in cash.

According to Caixin, the Hong Kong police responded to the abnormal liquidation case of Star Bridge Capital's gold trading, stating that multiple reports have been received, with the reported amount of funds that could not be retrieved totaling approximately HKD 6.63 million. After investigation, the case is temporarily classified as fraud and has been handed over to the third team of the Central District Criminal Investigation Unit for follow-up, with no arrests made yet.According to information obtained by the affected investors in this case, as of 1:50 PM, the number of people who have reported to the Hong Kong police (and have obtained a report number) is approximately 180.

According to the Financial Associated Press, Nvidia will announce its Q2 2027 financial report after the US stock market closes on August 26. Goldman Sachs expects strong performance with potential upward revisions in guidance, but notes that the stock price has already surged since August, with an increase of over 12% in the past two weeks, suggesting that the good news may have already been priced in, making it difficult for excellent performance to boost the stock price. Goldman Sachs' EPS forecasts for Nvidia in Q2 and Q3 are 6% and 12% higher than Wall Street's consensus expectations, respectively, with a target price of $285, which is still slightly below the market average.Goldman Sachs believes there is room for revaluation in the valuation, provided that the profitability of large-scale cloud vendors improves to support capital expenditures, Nvidia maintains caution on its customer financing platform to alleviate concerns about supplier circular financing, and continues to advance large-scale buybacks and dividends. Investors will focus on details of the customer financing platform in the earnings call, progress on the Vera Rubin platform, gross margins and raw material costs, CPU demand driven by AI agents, and the competitive landscape in the industry.Goldman Sachs points out that while GPU demand is strong, there is still a risk of a pullback, and the difficulty of "exceeding expectations and raising guidance" increases each quarter, raising doubts about whether cloud vendors can continue to ramp up capital expenditures. Earlier this month, Nvidia, in collaboration with Apollo, BlackRock, Blackstone, Goldman Sachs, KKR, and others, established a financing platform for AI computing infrastructure, aiming to leverage over $500 billion in third-party capital; concerns about circular financing are rising in the market, and the company needs to release more substantial new information, or else the stock price is more likely to decline rather than surge after the earnings report.

On August 24, according to Caixin, the National Development and Reform Commission released the "Measures for the Administration of Foreign Investment (Revised Draft for Public Comment)" and is publicly soliciting opinions from society, from August 21 to September 20, 2026. The "Draft for Comments" expands the definition of investors from enterprises to domestic enterprises, other organizations, and individual residents, and clarifies that reinvestment by investors abroad also falls under foreign investment.In the section on foreign investment regulation, regarding the classification and regulatory division of foreign investment, the procedures for approval and filing, and other matters, investors must obtain foreign investment approval documents or filing notices before implementing foreign investments. For individual residents newly included as investors, the approval authority is the National Development and Reform Commission, and the filing authority is the provincial development and reform department of their registered residence or habitual residence.

According to Bitcoin.com News, the Central Bank of Russia has launched a special financial literacy test to lower the threshold for residents to qualify as accredited investors, in order to expand their cryptocurrency trading limits.

DeFi protocol Term Labs updates on the progress of the attack incident, disclosing that the affected entity is the Term Vault governance mechanism, rather than the underlying Term protocol and its direct lending market. All Meta Vaults have now been closed and DAO governance permissions revoked to prevent further inflow of funds. This closure operation is irreversible and will permanently block new deposits.Currently, the withdrawal function remains open, and they are working with external security teams to conduct repairs and recovery. If a funding gap is ultimately confirmed, corresponding solutions will be explored. Term Labs reminds users to pay attention only to information released by official accounts and to be wary of impersonators and fraud. Previously, it was reported that Term Labs suffered a governance attack resulting in losses of approximately $8.5 million.

The cryptocurrency wallet project SafePal has released updates on the security incident, stating that it is continuously tracking phishing websites and impersonation accounts, and plans to introduce a professional anti-phishing security company to expedite the removal of malicious information to protect user asset security. SafePal mentioned that it is currently in the final selection process among four professional anti-phishing security companies, and once a partner is selected, it will further enhance the efficiency of handling threats such as counterfeit websites and scam accounts.The team is also continuously monitoring whether the affected data has been sold or made public, including channels such as dark web forums and trading markets. Once signs of data leakage are detected, affected users will receive risk alerts immediately. Regarding security audits, SafePal stated that it is in the final selection among three mature independent security institutions, which will conduct a comprehensive security review of the order system. Meanwhile, the team is reassessing the order and logistics processes to reduce the amount of data that needs to be stored in the initial phase of the system, thereby reducing potential risks from the source.For affected users, SafePal stated that it will continue to provide one-on-one assistance through official support channels and will keep updating the fraud protection page, providing updates on the incident, FAQs, and analysis of fraud cases. SafePal once again reminds users: the official will never ask users to provide their seed phrase. Users should not disclose their seed phrase to anyone, should not scan unknown QR codes or click on suspicious links, and should verify the source of information through official channels.

According to The New York Times, in March 2022, Sylwester Suszek, the founder of the Polish cryptocurrency exchange Zondacrypto (formerly BitBay), went missing and left a desperate voice message for his sister, leading his family to suspect he may have been murdered. Przemyslaw Kral, the lawyer who took over the management of the company, has also been missing for four months.Kral had previously released a video to reassure clients, stating that the company held over $330 million worth of Bitcoin, but the only person who possessed the unlocking keys was the missing Suszek. About two months after the website closed around April (on June 29), the Estonian Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) revoked the license of its parent company.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the prediction market Polymarket for the event "Cincinnati Open: Jessica Pegula vs. Iga Swiatek," the sub-market "Cincinnati Open: Jessica Pegula vs. Iga Swiatek Total Games: Over/Under 2.5" option "Over 2.5" has experienced a significant fluctuation in winning probability, soaring from 47.5% an hour ago to the current 69.5% (a fluctuation of 22%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission has announced that "Diamond Coin/Diamond Fund" has been listed as a suspicious investment product related to digital tokens. The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission stated that the product involves a digital token called Diamond Coin, which claims to represent certain rights in a fund that invests in ancient artworks and historical artifacts, named "Diamond Fund," with a target annual return rate of over 30%.Previous promotional activities held in Hong Kong advertised to investors, and the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission reminds investors to be wary of any social media accounts or posts related to this product.

According to Gate market data, TRUMP's 24-hour increase expanded to 94.18%, briefly rising above 3.4 USD.

On August 18, 2026, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued a proposed Accounting Standards Update (ASU) aimed at clarifying how the current definition of "cash equivalents" applies to certain digital assets, such as stablecoins, and enhancing the transparency of disclosures regarding important components of cash equivalents. Stakeholders are encouraged to submit comments by November 19, 2026.In the 2025 FASB agenda consultation project and other feedback, stakeholders pointed out that there is uncertainty regarding whether certain digital assets, including stablecoins, meet the definition of cash equivalents under current Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), leading to differences in practical treatment. The proposed ASU will provide illustrative examples to promote a more consistent application of this definition and enhance comparability among entities choosing to report qualifying digital assets as cash equivalents, but it will not change the current definition of "cash equivalents."At the same time, the proposed rules require all entities reporting assets as cash equivalents, regardless of whether they include digital assets, to enhance disclosures regarding the important components of cash equivalents and related amounts, so that investors and other financial statement users can obtain more transparent information. The relevant proposed ASU and methods for submitting comments can be found on the FASB website.

The B.AI platform's DeepSeek-V4-Flash zero-threshold free usage event is gaining momentum, with the total Token throughput across the platform exceeding 641.524 billion, including a single-day peak of 285.963 billion Tokens on August 20, nearly quadrupling since the first day of the event and continuously breaking historical records.Behind this set of data is not only a hardcore verification of the platform's high concurrency processing capability but also reflects the real explosion of AI universal demand. B.AI will continue to reduce the cost of AI usage, providing developers and Web3 users with a low-threshold, unlimited Agentic application building and experience environment, making top-tier computing power truly accessible.

The whale "Set 10 Big Goals First" posted on the X platform, stating that it has opened a short position again at $76,000. The logic is quite simple: "When I established a long position around $63,000, the target was originally $74,000. I believe the bull market has returned, and this judgment has not changed until now. However, I have always believed that this round should be a volatile upward trend. At least currently, from a macro and market structure perspective, I have not seen enough signals to support this trend."Currently, most of the short positions have been reduced. "Not because I have changed my judgment, but to control risk first. If there is a continued extreme upward pull here, $82,000 and $84,000 are both possible, so there is no need to take a full position to bet that my judgment is definitely correct.If the daily line effectively closes above $80,500, then I will admit my mistake on this trade, close everything, and take a break for a while. If it ultimately cannot hold here and weakens again, I will consider adding back the reduced short positions."The whale "Set 10 Big Goals First" reiterates its medium-term view as follows: "In the medium to long term, I still hold a bullish view on BTC, but being bullish in the medium to long term does not conflict with shorting locally. I am taking this short position to profit from the pullback during the upward process, not to view it as a bear market again. If I am wrong, I will admit my mistake above $80,500. I still believe that we will see $100,000 BTC by March next year."

Ukraine is seeking to use drones equipped with the Starlink system to strike missile launch silos within 200 kilometers inside Russia due to a shortage of air defense interceptors. This move requires approval from Elon Musk, whose position is uncertain.Communication has faced challenges since the dismissal of former Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov. Military experts say Ukraine is struggling to obtain enough interceptors to maintain its air defense strategy.

The Grayscale Zcash research report points out that as AI development brings new means of financial monitoring, Zcash's privacy features may become a necessary function in the AI era. Zcash achieves shielded transactions through zero-knowledge proofs, hiding the sender, receiver, and amount, possessing cash-like privacy attributes. Currently, shielded transactions account for about 90% of the transaction volume, with approximately 4.2 million ZEC shielded (accounting for 25% of the circulating supply).Grayscale notes that Zcash has a market capitalization of about $8 billion, which only accounts for 0.6% of its category "currency-type crypto assets" (total market capitalization of $1.4 trillion). If this category's share reaches 5%, the value of ZEC would be nine times its current value. The report believes that the market's current valuation of Zcash reflects the assumption that "privacy will remain marginalized," and if investors ultimately believe that privacy should receive a moderate premium, the current valuation may be underestimated. In terms of risks, the report mentions long-term risks such as regulation and quantum computing, but believes that Zcash's shielding technology and selective disclosure tools provide a pathway for compliance.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the "NATO and Russia Military Conflict Prediction" event on the prediction market Polymarket, the "Yes" option in the sub-market "October 31" experienced a sharp fluctuation in winning probability, dropping from 43% an hour ago to the current 23.5% (a fluctuation of 19.5%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

According to on-chain analyst Ai Yi's monitoring, trader Trader-DoshiAtoll holds a 40x short position of 1200 BTC, with an opening price of $66891.7, resulting in an unrealized loss of $5.336 million.At the same time, Trader-DoshiAtoll is long on 18,688.3 ETH (worth $42.45 million) with 25x leverage, with an opening price of $2270.43, resulting in an unrealized profit of $180,000.